Question

What is `1862 -: 38`?

Answer 1

`1862 -: 38 = 49`

Explanation:

Notice that `38 = 2 xx 19`

So: `50 xx 38 = 1900`

Then `1900 - 38 = 1862`

So: `1862/38 = (1900-38)/38 = 1900/38 - 38/38 = 50-1 = 49`